R.E.V.O.

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R.E.V.O.
Walk off the Earth - REVO.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
Recorded2011-13; Burlington, Ontario (B-Town Sound, Gianni's Kitchen) [1]
Genre Indie, alternative
Length36:31
Label Columbia
Producer Gianni "Luminati" Nicassio, Thomas "Tawgs" Salter, Walk off the Earth [1]
Walk off the Earth chronology
R.E.V.O. EP
(2012)
R.E.V.O.
(2013)
Sing It All Away
(2015)
Singles from R.E.V.O.
  1. "Somebody That I Used to Know"
    Released: January 6, 2012
  2. "Red Hands"
    Released: November 2, 2012
  3. "Gang Of Rhythm"
    Released: December 12, 2012
  4. "Shake"
    Released: 2014

R.E.V.O. is the third studio album and debut major-label album by Canadian indie band Walk off the Earth. It was released on March 19, 2013 through Columbia Records. It contains 9 original songs, along with a cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" and Staylefish's "No Ulterior Motives".

Contents

R.E.V.O. is an acronym for the band's motto, Realize Every Victory Outright.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."R.E.V.O."Ryan Marshall, Gianni "Luminati" Nicassio, Sarah Blackwood, Thomas "Tawgs" Salter, Simon Wilcox 3:51
2."Red Hands"Marshall, Nicassio, Blackwood, Salter3:01
3."Gang of Rhythm"Marshall, Nicassio, Blackwood, Salter3:35
4."Speeches"Marshall, Nicassio, Blackwood, Salter, Wilcox3:20
5."Sometimes"Marshall, Nicassio, Blackwood, Salter2:52
6."Shake"Marshall, Nicassio, Blackwood, Salter, Wilcox2:58
7."Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye cover) Walter De Backer 4:09
8."These Times"Marshall, Nicassio3:35
9."Summer Vibe"Marshall, Nicassio, Blackwood, Salter, Wilcox3:06
10."Money Tree"Marshall, Nicassio3:09
11."No Ulterior Motives"Jason Duwyn, Marshall, Nicassio, Blackwood2:55
Total length:36:31

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 7 on Top Canadian Albums. [5] In the United States, the album debuted at No. 90 on Billboard 200, [6] and No. 29 on Top Rock Albums, [7] selling 5,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 51,000 copies in the US as of May 2015. [8]

Personnel

Per liner notes [1]

Walk off the Earth
Production

Charts and certifications

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